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Illinois Department of Corrections to release 5 inmates sentenced in Macon County during week ending April 17

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There were five inmates sentenced to jail in Macon County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending April 17.

The inmate being released that served the longest time was Ryan C. Morell for aggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 13. Ryan C. Morell spent more than four years incarcerated.

According to The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, Illinois spends about $37,000 a year per incarcerated person. In a study by Prison Policy Initiative, Illinois’ incarceration rate was at 564 per 100,000, higher than every industrialized country, except the United States. When compared with its surrounding states, Illinois was the lowest. Kentucky and Missouri have rates over 850 per 100,000.

One of the issues is how pretrial detainees are now handled. The Vera Institute of Justice noted that pretrial detainees made up 71% of the total jail population.

Most prison inmates are released on some condition of supervised monitoring upon reentering civilian life. This monitoring can last from 1 year to the rest of someone’s life.

Inmates being released who were sentenced in Macon County
NameOffenseSupervised Release DateHolding Facility
Cody Pickeringhome invasion that caused an injury2021-04-12Vienna Correctional Center
Ryan J. Barnesfailing to report weekly as a sex offender for the second time2021-04-13Dixon Correctional Center
Ryan C. Morellaggravated criminal sexual abuse, victim under 132021-04-16Graham Correctional Center
James Davisrobbery2021-04-17Dixon Correctional Center
Chance R. Kramerfailure to register a new residence2021-04-17Lincoln Correctional Center

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